Hi there. I am not an expert on this by any means, but I can tell you what I know.
If your GTT comes back positive, you will most likely be given a blood sugar monitor for a week or two, and refered to a dietitian who will let you know what foods you should be eating. The lady I spoke to suggested 3-4 serves of carbohydrates for breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1-2 servings for morning/afternoon tea and supper. It is recommended that you choose the low GI alternatives as they are slower to digest and don't spike your blood sugar as much. A serving is 15g, you can figure it out off the info on the pack.
If you have it, it is there for the rest of the pregnancy. You can't make it go away but a lot of people can control it with a change in diet and more exercise. You will also be at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
Some people can't control it with diet alone. I reduced my carb intake to only one serve per meal and still went too high on my after meal sugar readings. I have just started on insulin. It is an injection. There are pills available for type 2 control, but are not recommended in pregnancy but I don't know why. The actual injection isn't too bad. It actually hurts less than the finger *****s for monitoring. It is only a tiny thin needle, about 1 1/2cm long. It does take a bit of courage to put it in though.
Hope that was helpful, if anyone finds anything is incorrect then please post a correction. This is all new to me too.
Goodluck with your test on monday, hopefully all is well.
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